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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Vent
Thumbwheelforventandbutton
forwidevent,dependingonequip-
ment2.2...eeeeee
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbes
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
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—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
tion,andvoicerecognitioncon-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Resettripodometer............
Windshieldwashersystemlever. .
STARTENGINESTOP]button....


Steeringwheeladjustment,de-
pendingonequipment
=Mechamicals« acnaconsoosxemnce«ssatiens
Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
DatalinkconnectorforOn-Board
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodrelease................-.
Instrumentillumination.........
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
Switchforluggagecompartment
FheacasasewsemisaemaMO
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Buttonsfor:
—|*\/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
32
58
67
43 43
L115
107
272
16 18
18
88
14
16
49
77 76 76
95
101
313
314
46
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—All-weatherlights............
—Nightvision assist............
—Rearfoglights...............
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows..............-.
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Switchforcooledglovecompart-
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Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect2...0.0.0.eeeeeeen
—Start/Stopsystem............
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)2.0...eeeee eee eeeeee
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Park'assist«sswows3 4exes3 veee
—Parkingsystem...............
—Hillholdassist............0..
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....
Climatecontrolsystem..........
Storagecompartmentandoutlet.
Cupholderandmountforvehicle
Keyooeeeeeeeee eee
Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
@5)Startingtheengineifthereisa
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68Electromechanicalparkingbrake..
@}Automatictransmissionselector
G)Tips
Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
42
124 A2
46
38
154
61
272
228
61
127
79
147
44
139
131
148
154
67
61,60
61
153
233
181
79
81 85
153
Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.

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Head-updisplay

Head-updisplay
Description
Appliesto:vehicleswithhead-updisplay
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Fig.14Instrumentpanel:knobforthehead-updisplay
Thehead-updisplayprojectscertainwarningsor
selectedinformationfromtheassistsystems*or
navigationsystem*onthewindshield.Thedis-
playappearswithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
Switchingonandoff
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayon,pressthe67
knob.
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayoff,presstheS7
knob.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightofthedisplaycan beadjustedtothe
individualdriver.
>Makesureyouareseatedcorrectly>page255.
>Turn theknob&?toadjustthedisplay.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Head-updisplay.

Displaycontent
IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanspecify
whichinformationshould bedisplayed:Forex-
ample,thiscanincludenavigationinformation”,
adaptivecruisecontrol*orcamera-basedtraffic
signrecognition*.
Thedisplay ofcertaininformationandsomeof
thered indicatorlightscannotbehiddeninthe
Infotainmentsystem.
Brightness
YoucanadjustthedisplaybrightnessintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.Thedisplaybrightnessdecreas-
esautomaticallyastheamountoflightdecreas-
es.Thebackgroundbrightnessisadjusted with
theinstrumentillumination>page46.
Picturerotation
YoucanrotatethepictureintheInfotainment
systemclockwiseorcounterclockwise.
@®Note
Topreventscratchesontheglasscoveringthe
head-updisplay,donotplaceanyobjectsin
theprojectionopening.
(i)Tips
—Sunglasseswithpolarizationfiltersandun-
favorablelightingconditionscanimpairvisi-
bilityofthedisplay.
— Anoptimumdisplaydependsontheseat
positionandthe heightadjustmentofthe
head-updisplay.
—Aspecialwindshieldisneededforthe head-
updisplayfunction.
—Forinformationoncleaning,see>tableIn-
teriorcleaningonpage348.
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Openingandclosing

»Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
andholdthe theluggagecompartmentlidisclosed>A\.
Makesurethereisenoughdistancebetween
youandtheluggagecompartmentlid.There
should beamaximum9feet(3m)ofdistance.
Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
the&@buttonintheluggagecompartmentlid
=>fig.25.Thevehiclekeymustnotbemore
thanapproximately4feet(1.5m) awayfrom
theluggagecompartmentanditmustnot be
insidethevehicle.Theluggagecompartment
lidwillautomaticallylowerandclose.Thevehi-
clelocks>A\.Or
>Lightlypulltheluggagecompartmentlidusing
theinnergrip.Theluggagecompartmentlid
willautomaticallylowerandclose>A\.Or
>Pressthehandleintheluggagecompartment
lid.Theluggagecompartmentlidwillautomat-
icallylowerandclose>A\.
Storingtheluggagecompartmentlid
openingposition
>Bringtheluggagecompartmentlidintothede-
siredopenposition.Thepositionmustbeata
certainheightorhighertostore.
>Pressandholdthe<3buttonintheluggage
compartmentlidforatleastfoursecondsto
storethenewopenposition.Avisualandaudio
signalwillfollow.
>Tosetahigheropenposition,waitatleastfive
secondsandthencarefullypresstheluggage
compartmentlidupward.
>Pressandholdthe foursecondstostorethedesiredopeningposi-
tion.
Theopeningorclosingprocesswillstopimmedi-
atelyif:
—Youpullorreleasethe<3switchinthedriver's
door,or
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:You
pressthe<3buttononthevehiclekey,or
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:You
pressthe partmentlid,or
—Youpushthehandleintheluggagecompart-
mentlid,or
—Ifsomethingblockstheluggagecompartment
lidormakesitdifficultforthelidtomove.
Ifyoupressthehandleoroneofthe tons(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)now,the
luggagecompartmentlidwilleitheropenor
close,dependingonitsangle.

Z\WARNING
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesure thatitislatched.Otherwise,the
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthe hingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the
luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
portorthecargomustfirstberemoved
fromtheluggagerack.

()Note
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbumpinto
objectssuchasthegarageceilingwhenopen-
ingandbecomedamaged.
(i)Tips
—ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemde-
termineiftheluggagecompartmentlidcan
beopenedusingthehandle>page33.
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Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

ZAWARNING
See>page254,Drivingsafetyforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown
safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
Powerseatadjustment
+ S 2
= c
oO

Fig.50Frontseat:adjustingtheseat(versionB)
@)-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
tonforward/back.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
up/down.Toadjustthefrontseatcushion,press
thefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjusttherearseat
cushion,presstherearbuttonup/down.
-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
tonforward/back.
©-Switchingthemassagefunction*on/off
>fig.50.Selectthetypeofmassagewiththe
multifunctionbutton*>page53.
@-Lumbarsupport*ormultifunctionbutton*
=page53.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.

ZAWARNING
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted
whentheignitionisswitchedoff.To reduce
theriskofinjury,childrenshouldneverbe
leftunattendedinthevehicleforthisrea-
son.

—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyadjust
thedriver'sseatwhenthevehicleisstation-
ary.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcouldcausepartsofthebodytoget
pinched,whichincreasestheriskofinjury.
— Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.


Utrateoleae)
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton

Youcanadjustvariousseatsettingswiththe
multifunctionsteeringwheel.
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Fig.51Infotainmentsystem:seatsettings
Operating
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page53,fig.50totheleftortotheright,
thepossibleseatsettings@)areshowninthe
Infotainmentsystem>fig.51.
>Toselectaseatsetting,turnthemultifunction
button@)inthecorrespondingdirectionuntil
thedesiredseatsettingisoutlinedinred.
>Thearrows(8)representthepossibleadjust-
ments.Forexample,tolower thelumbarsup-
port,pressthemultifunctionbutton@down.
Thecorrespondingarrow©lightsup.
Thefollowingseatsettings()arepossible:
Massagefunction*-selecttheWave,Pulse,
Stretch,Lumbar,ShouldermassagetypeorOff.
Youcanadjusttheintensityofeachmassage
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Driving

G@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedbythevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
youandtheenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Manualsteeringwheelpositionadjustment
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualsteeringwheeladjustment
Thesteeringwheelpositionisadjustableupand
downandforwardandback.


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Fig.80Steeringcolumn:leverforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
>Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
of.
> Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonotmaintainthisdistance,
theairbagsystemwillnot beabletoprovide
itsfullprotection.
—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore

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awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhands onthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadifthedriverairbag
deploys.

Powersteeringwheelpositionadjustment
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowersteeringwheeladjustment
Thesteeringwheelpositioncanbeadjustedelec-
tricallyup/downandforward/back.
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Fig.81Steering column:switchforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
>Toadjusttheheight,presstheswitchup/down.
Thesteering columnwillcontinuemovingas
longasyouarepressingtheswitch.
>Tomovethesteeringwheelforwardor back,
presstheswitchforward/back.Thesteering
columnwillcontinuemovingaslongasyouare
pressingtheswitch.
Thesteeringwheelcanalsobeadjustedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.

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Driving

Tiltangledisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithatiltangledisplay
Lift/offroad(
Allroad
Celoles
Auto
Dynamic
Individual

Fig.85Infotainmentsystem:tiltangledisplay
Youcan see thevehiclepositioninrelationtoa
levelplaneusingthetiltangledisplayintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.Boththesidewaysangle(A)
andthelengthwiseangle@)ofthevehicleare
displayed.Theaccuracydependsonthedriving
situationandisnormallyaround1°.Theside-
waysangleofyourvehicleshouldnotexceedthe
yellowrangeinthegauge.Ifitreachesthered
range,thereisariskthatthevehiclemighttip
>/\.
Displayingthetiltangledisplay

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> Lift/Offroador Allroad*.

Showingtheadditionaldisplay
Tochangethecontentsshownintherightareaof
thescreen,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Angle:thisdisplaysthecurrentsteeringwheel
angleandthemaximumanglethatwasreached
duringadrive.Thesevaluesareresetwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
Position:displaystheheight,directionandgeo-
coordinatesofthecurrentvehicleposition.
Off:onlytheairsuspensiondisplayremainson.

Z\WARNING
—Donotexceedthe yellowrangeinthe
gauge.Yourvehiclecantip,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Undersomecircumstances,thevehiclecan
tipoverortiltsidewaysevenifthesideways



angleislow.Theangledisplaydoesnotre-
placethedriver'sattention.To reducethe
riskofanaccident,makesurethevehicle
doesnottip,especiallywhenyouaredriving
athighspeeds.

Automatictransmission
Introduction
Theautomatictransmissioniscontrolledelec-
tronically.Poweristransferredusingatorque
converter.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmissionswitchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalsoselectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode)>page88.
Selectingaselectorleverposition
°RgS
&
Ss&a

Fig.86Centerconsole:selectorlever
Thecurrentselectorleverpositionisshownnext
totheselectorlever>fig.86.Thecurrentselec-
torleverpositionisalsoshownintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.
>
Youmayneedtoreleasetheselectorleverlock
dependingonwhichselectorleverpositionis
selectedandwhichoneyouwouldliketoselect.>
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Trailertowing

Tongueweight
Themaximumpermittedtongueweightofthe
trailerdrawbaronthetrailerhitchballheadmust
notbeexceeded.
Havingthetongueweighttoolowaffectstheve-
hicle'shandling.Fordrivingsafety,alwaysusing
themaximumpermittedtongueweightisrecom-
mended,butnotexceedit.Distributingthecargo
inthetrailercorrectlywillhelptoachievethis
weight.
Youcandeterminethetongueweightusinga
bathroomscaleorapublicweighstation,forex-
ample.
Thepermittedtongueweightofyourvehiclecan
befoundinthevehicledocumentationorin
=>page376.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshould always
carrytheheaviestpossibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectssothattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Set thetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page336.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetirepressuremustbeincreasedanadditional
3PSI(0.2bar)fortowingloadsover6,600lbs
(3,000kg).
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
Outsidemirrors
Ifyoucannotseethetrafficbehindthetrailer
withthestandardexterior mirrors,thenyou
mustattachadditionalexterior mirrors.Adjust
themsoyouhavea sufficientvisibilitybehind
you.
Exterior lighting
Followthelegalregulationsregardingthelight-
ingequipmentonyourtrailer.Contact anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyformoreinformation.
Beforeyoustartdriving,checkalllightingequip-
mentonthetrailerwhileitishitchedtothevehi-
cle.
Theheadlightrangecontrolautomaticallyad-
juststhelightrangeoftheheadlights.
Safety chains
Makesurethesafetychainsarecorrectlyapplied
whenpullingatrailer.Thechainsshouldhang
enoughsothatthetrailercandrivearound
curves.However,theymustnottouchthe
ground.
Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionmustbeatthestandardvehi-
cleheightbeforeyouadjustthetongueweight
onthetrailerandhitchthetrailer>,
=>page129,Liftingandloweringthevehicle.
Forvehicleswithafactory-installedtrailerhitch,
theairsuspensiontrailermodewillautomatically
switchonifyouconnectthetrailercabletothe
socket.
Forvehicleswitharetrofittedtrailerhitch,you
mustswitchontheairsuspensiontrailermode
manually.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
MENU}button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airsuspension:trailer.Switch
itoffagainwhenyouarenolongertowingatrail-
er.


Youcanalsoswitchofftrailermodemanually
whiledriving,forexample,whenusingabicycle
racksystem.>
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Trailertowing

Ifyouhavetodrivethroughdifficultroadcondi-
tions,youcanraisethevehicleagainafterhitch-
ingthetrailerorafteradjustingthetongue
weight.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
@)Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
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firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture displaywhentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page15.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.

Z\WARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.

Assistsystems

Airsuspension
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
The
airsuspensionisanelectronically-controlled
suspensionandlevelingsystem.Thefirmnessof
thesuspensionwilladapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsandthedrivingsituation.Thesystembalan-
cesoutchangesinload.Thevehiclelevelwillalso
adaptgraduallytothevehiclespeedinorderto
reduce thewindresistanceathighspeedsandin-
creasethegroundclearanceatlowspeeds.The
settingsdependontheselectedAudidrivese-
lect*mode.
Steering
Thepowersteeringadapts.Indirectsteeringthat
moveseasilyasinComfortmodeisespecially
suitedtolongdrivesonhighways.TheDynamic
modeprovidessporty,directsteering.
All-wheelsteering*
All-wheelsteeringincreasesdrivingcomfortby
providingadditionalsteeringabilityattherear
axle.Steeringintheoppositedirectionatlow
speedsdecreasestheturningradius.Steeringin
thesamedirectionathighspeeds improvesthe
responsetimewhileincreasingdrivingstabilityat
thesametime.
Sportdifferential*
Asacomponentoftheallwheeldrivesystem
(quattro)>page151,thesportdifferentialdis-
tributesthedrivingpowertotherearaxlede-
pendingonthesituation.Thedistributionof
powervariesdependingontheselectedmode
frommoderate(Comfort)tosporty(Dynamic).
Thegoalisahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoac-
celerateoncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsive
tosteering.
Adaptivecruisecontrol(ACC)*
Thebehaviorwhenacceleratingcanbeadjusted
fromcomfortabletosporty,dependingonthe
driveselectmode.Adaptivecruisecontrolalso
respondstothedrivingbehaviorofthevehicle
aheadinamoreconservativeorsportymanner.
128

Enginesound*
Theenginesoundadaptstothecurrentmode
andcan besubtletosporty.
C@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—
Makesurethereisenoughclearanceabove
andbelowthevehiclewhenparking.The
heightofthevehicle(groundclearance)can
changeonceitisparkedduetotemperature
fluctuations,changestotheload condi-
tions,andchangestothedrivingmodes.
—
Whentransportingthevehicleonacarcar-
rier,train,ship,orbyothermeans,onlyse-
curethevehicleattheoutercircumference
ofthetires(thetreadsurface).Securingthe
vehicleattheaxlecomponents,suspension
struts,ortowingeyesisnotpermittedbe-
causethepressureintheairsuspension
strutscanchangeduringtransport.Theve-
hiclemightnot besecuredsufficientlyifthis
happens.
@Tips
The"S"selectorleverpositionautomatically
engageswhentheDynamicmodeisselected.
Selectingthedrivingmode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect

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Fig.127Centerconsole:controlsfordriveselect
>Presstheleftorrightarrowkey>fig.127until
thedesiredmodeappearsintheinstrument
cluster/Infotainmentsystemdisplay.Or
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Audidriveselect.
>Selectandconfirmthedesiredsetting.

Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page62.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page290,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page53,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page260.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.